Arm rest



Dec. 13,` 1927.

J. T. SCULLY ARM REST Filed naz-ch $1. 1926 fly@ j Patented D ec. 13, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,652,801 PATENT OFFICE. y

JOHN T. SC`ULLY, NEW YORK, N. Y.

.ARM REST.

Application filed March 31, 1926. Serial No. 98,722.

is supportedwithout interfering with or ren oi stricting the tloor space of the vehicle, or forming inconvenient obstructions, the rest being further supported without pressure upon the seat cushion.

A further object of this inventionis to provide means whereby one or more arm rests can be held in removable engagement with said means.

A still further object ot this invention is to provide means for engagement with an arm rest to hold the rest in position and to place such means in a more or less particular location'relative to a seat.

Vith the above and other .objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.`

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section illustrating the use of the invention.

Figure 2 is a section taken substantially on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

.Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a slightly different form ot the invention.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5*-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectionvvon the line 6 6 of Figure 4. 2 i

Figure is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of the lower end of the arm rest standard.

Figui-e8 is a fragmentary end view of anotherpform of the invention.

It will be seen from the drawings that I have provided means whereby not only one but several or more arm rests can be positioned relative to a seat, and that this arrangement has particular utility'in seats of various kinds; for example, when employed in connection with the usual automobile seat the invention provides a highly satisfactory means for converting the seat into individual sections so that an occupant, alone on the seat, may enjoy the arm rest or rests; and,

Yor in the case of two occupants on the seat,

eachmay enjoy ank/arm rest tor either or both arms; also, the"invention has practical utility in automobile seats in that where oecasion arises to crowd the seat, the arm rests can be easily removed.

Vhile I have herein shown thisv invention as applied to an automobile or other vehicle seat, I do not wish to be limited thereto in its application. Likewise, I desire not to be restricted to any particular shape orsize or line of contour 'of the arm rest or the standard carrying the rest. The standard may be round or Hat or relatively lator tapering. Also, while I herein show a pair of spaced bars providerlgwith spaced aligned openings and extendingV longitudinally along the rear of a seat or seat frame, I desire it to be understood that this construction is4 for purposes of illustration, and that other forms and other constructions may be used; for example, I may employ a single bar or portions or sections of a single or of a pair ars; or I may provide an extended seat frame with means incorporated therein or attached thereto to receive at the rear of a` seat cushion the extended end of an arm rest. The fundamental feature is that at the rear of a seat I provide means to engage an arm rest, and associated `with means at the rear of a seat are means permitting adjustable positioning of an arm rest.

Referring to the drawings in detail, there is illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the invention an arm rest 10 which issu pported in spaced relation above a seat cushion 1l. The seat illustrated is the usual automobile seat andthe cushion 11 is mounted upon a seat frame 12 which is supported by the floor boards 13, while vthe reference.character 14 indicates the back cushion of the seat..

Extendin longitudinally along the rear of the seat rame 12 is a pair of spaced bars 15 which are provided with spaced Valigned openings 16. These hars are'spaced apart lby spacing elements 17 and are secured upon supports 18 anchored to the floor 13.

The arm vrest 10 is carried by a standardv 19 whose lower` end is provided with a translll y versely rectangular portion and whose Aportion 20 may lower end 21 is tapered or pointed. At the upper end of the rectangular portion ,2i there is provided a shoulder 22. Y

By reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings it will be seen that the rectangular openings 16 and the arm rest 1 0 positioned transversely of the/seat cushion for use. The position of the rest maybe regulated with respect' to the length 'of the-seat and in accordance with the wishes of the occuing means or the bar s 15a. this lform of the invention is especiallyuse- I attached thereto and the person In Figures ful in demonstrating the rest to possible purchasers, in that the 4weight of the'J cushion seated thereon will act to hold the arms 23 temporarily fin place. Considerable time is thus saved in positioning and removing the bars 15a.

Iny the lform of the invention shown in Figure 8, the spaced bars 15 are attached to be inserted in any of the' spaced arms 25`which form part of a bracket 26 secured to the back. of the seat frame 12. 35

'invention provides an exceedingly useful `article which will greatly add to the comfort of the occupants or occupant of the seat,

-in that it will provide a support and a person upon the seat w1ll be able to resist objectionable seat rocking motion when the automobile is making aturn. v

v The invention is susceptible of various changes-in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is z AIn combination, a seat, an arm rest adapted to be disposed transversely of theA seat, vertically-spaced horizontal bars extending longitudinally at the rear of the seat and provided with spaced vertically-alined openings-of angular form, and a standard carriedv by the rest and having a lower portion of angular cross-section for removable arrangement in lower 'and upper alined openings of the bars and also having on said lower portion a shoulder to bear on the upper bar. Y

In testimonyA whereof I aiiix my Signature.

. v e JOHN T.A SCULLY. 

